The Criminal Justice System Is Broken and Trans People Are Sufferinghttp://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/5/24/criminal-justice-system-broken-and-trans-people-are-sufferingThe Advocate/BY VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ-ROLDAN MAY 24 2016 6:34 AM EDT
"A couple months ago, police arrested a very close and dear transgender friend of mine. Even though the charges against her were eventually dropped, it didn't happen until after she had been assaulted and abused by police due to her transgender identity — leaving her scarred and traumatized.
Unfortunately, my friend is not alone amongst transgender people in her experience. The release of a new report from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), "Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails Transgender People," provides a vitally important insight into how to tackle a system that is clearly in need of radical justice reform due to its patterns of systemic oppression of the transgender community. The National LGBTQ Task Force is pleased to partner with MAP and CAP in preparing this report and urging for its recommendations to be implemented. "
